Because this is, again, an assault, an assault on one of most important rights, the right to good health. Reverend Martin Luther king said, of all of the forms of inequality, the injustice in health care is one of the most inhuman, inhuman. We know that. We know that. And for well talk some more about that. But we know that this is a very important value to our country, to be respectful of meeting the needs of the American People. There are many well talk in the course of the morning, on the republican plan and how that is really so out of the question, and that we are not, were for the Affordable Care act, we want to see them come up with something that does not diminish what our goals were, and the Affordable Care act. Those goals were to expand coverage, to as many people as possible in our country, to improve benefits for everyone, and to lower the cost. So it is not just about the 20 Million People. Actually it is 20 million, comma, 400,000 people, as of today who have health care
To the day. Low cloud cover. We saw it yesterday. The rain holds off into the afternoon. The change is we shift the storms further inland instead of them Building Back west. Out the door plan to be greeted by warnlt and humidity and its 80 in clearwater and 79 in tampa. Wauchula and arcadia as 75 and were on the lookout for hints of low cloud cover kind of in and out. I saw visibility drop for portions of northeastern Hillsborough County, inverness, and maybe some brief fog this morning. Were dry. Sky tower is not broken. We dont have any rain to show you. We have light winds. Instead of a light northeast wind, a general light wind today. What that will do is by 1 00, 2 00 a spot shower on the west build to a sea breeze collision tonight. We see a 50 rain chance. In tampa today its about 40 coverage between 2 00 and 6 00. Around. They have the work week forecast and talk tropics. Theres still a lot going on, guys, coming up. Alcides developing this morning, a blast ripped through the c
Around. Not for all of us but for some this morning. Where its not foggy is the beach, and thats where i want to be. Clearwater is looking nice and tranquil. A few clouds this morning. We hop to river view where this is a good net cam to look at. Its hazy as were 1400 feet up. Where we have actual fog and actual low cloud cover is from southern sumter all the way from id say dade city, Wesley Chapel and even plant city, some patchy fog this hopping on i4 from hillsborough headed east. Just be alert the next hour, brandon, your visibility is down as well at 1. 25 miles. 75 in what clul ha and 76 in Wesley Chapel. No big warmup. You climbed one degree in st. Petersburg to 81 and a good deal of sun expected after the low cloud cover lifts. We wait on a light wind to trigger the west coast sea breeze. Watch as we take you through the chances with that light wind on both coasts by 5 00 p. M. That storm chance is at 40 favoring areas east of i75 for any heavier storms late in the day. Until
Around this afternoon. And bay area, along the shoreline, partly cloudy conditions. Temperatures in the 70s. Ill full about the more humid conditions coming our way with the accuweather forecast. Thank you, francis. This morning new clues from the downing of the malaysian passenger jet. Shot down by forces loyal to russia. But there are fears that the separatists are complicating the investigation. Good morning, kurt. We are live with the update. Good morning. The News Conference wrapped up a little time ago, and they claim the crash was an act of terror. The wreckage still smoldering, bodies still uncollected where the First International investigators at the scene have not been given full access. The area has not been properly secured. At least one american is among the dead, a 19yearold with duel citizenship. He was on his way to malaysia to meet his family on vacation. His father lives in new jersey. As a father you just hope that none of your children or grandchildren go before yo
There. [inaudible] were going to take a brief pause and have the people back. Theyre normally clawling on each other in here. Here we go. recess . I declare [gavel] i declare the february 12, 2015 meeting of the Health Systems Service Board officially open. Would you please stand and repeat after me the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag to the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I will ask our secretary to please call the roll. President scott. Present. Commissioner breslin. Here. Supervisor farrell. Present. Commissioner ferrigno. Here. Commissioner lim. Present. Commissioner shlain excused. We have a quorum. The printed agenda is before us, and i know that were going to be going through the minutes and so forth, but im going to reorder a couple of items and i will indicate what they are during my ordered president s report. And so we will go through the minutes first